While Jennifer Lawrence's name is not directly named as a victim in today's ruling, the US Attorney's Office acknowledged that Collins most frequently targeted "female celebrities".

Collins was accused of using traditional phishing techniques - such as posing as Apple or Google - to email victims in order to illegally gain access to their private messages, pictures and other data once they replied.

A spokesperson for the office acknowledged that investigators "have not uncovered any evidence linking Collins to the actual leaks", rather focusing on his breach of private iCloud and Gmail accounts.

Deirdre Fike of the FBI's Los Angeles field office said in a press release: "The defendant intruded into the online accounts of hundreds of victims and in doing so, intruded upon their lives, causing lasting distress.

"The prison sentence received by Mr. Collins is proof that hacking into the accounts of others and stealing private information or images is a crime with serious consequences."